Film
The Skinny magazine film guide. We bring you the latest new releases, UK film festivals, previews, reviews, exclusive interviews with film directors and actors, opinion pieces and film features.
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Dvd ReviewsIntolerance
Watching a DW Griffith film is like watching Shakespeare indite his first couplets. Griffith didn’t invent cinema any more than the Bard invented langu... Read more »| 04 Dec 2014 -
OpinionFilms of 2014: Aliens, A.I.s and Adolescence
From reptilian alpha males (Godzilla, The Wolf of Wall Street) to females fighting the patriarchy (Under the Skin, We Are the Best!), from troubled pasts (12 Years a Slave, ’71) to troubling futures (Her), the movies of the year are full of contrasts Read more »| 02 Dec 2014 -
Film Events
Scotland Film Event Highlights – December 2014
As expected, this month's film events have a Yuletide vibe, from a Frozen sing-along to the Nordic Film Festival via screenings of Christmas staples like Gremlins and Home Alone Read more »| 01 Dec 2014 -
InterviewsFaking Bad: Ben Mendelsohn on Black Sea
A sweetheart in real life, a psychopath on the screen, live-wire Aussie actor Ben Mendelsohn talks about how he became Hollywood's go-to nutcase and his new role in Kevin Macdonald's U-boat thriller, Black Sea Read more »| 01 Dec 2014 -
Dvd Reviews
Nekromantik
Jörg Buttgereit’s infamous boundary-defying horror comes to Blu-ray looking slightly bewildered but with a wealth of extras to justify its existen... Read more »| 01 Dec 2014 -
Dvd Reviews
Goodbye to Language
“I hate characters,” a woman states in Goodbye to Language, and it’s clear she is speaking on behalf of her director. Jean-Luc Godard has l... Read more »| 01 Dec 2014
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New Releases
Eastern Boys
Daniel (Rabourdin) gets a lot more than he bargained for when he spends an afternoon cruising a Parisian shopping centre for a teenage boy to bring home, and... Read more »| 01 Dec 2014 -
New Releases
Black Sea
In Black Sea, a muscular Jude Law adopts a Scottish accent and a salty persona to lead a submarine crew looking for lost Nazi gold. The mariners evade Putin&... Read more »| 01 Dec 2014 -
News
Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer released
The trailer for The Force Awakens, the seventh instalment in the Star Wars saga, has been released online. The latest addition to the Star Wars series is di... Read more »| 28 Nov 2014 -
Festivals
LFF 2014: The Old Guard
A roundup of the established auteurs who were flogging their wares at this year's London Film Festival Read more »| 27 Nov 2014 -
OpinionOscars 2015: The Early Front Runners
With the awards season about to kick off in earnest, we take an early look at the runners and riders in this year’s Best Picture Oscar race Read more »| 25 Nov 2014 -
Dvd Reviews
Spione (Spies)
At a breakneck pace, Spione, Fritz Lang’s follow-up to Metropolis, lays out the template for all spy actioners that would follow. Rudolf Klei... Read more »| 24 Nov 2014 -
Dvd Reviews
The Thief of Bagdad
Raoul Walsh is now best remembered for the gruelling location shoots that lent High Sierra and The Big Trail their sense of epic, distinctly American po... Read more »| 24 Nov 2014 -
Festivals
LFF 2014: The New(ish) Voices
A round-up of the best new(ish) voices at LFF, meaning filmmakers with only a few films or less under their belt who brought striking new works to the festival Read more »| 21 Nov 2014 -
Festivals
Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross is made up of 14 segments, each filmed in a single long and often static take, where meticulous compositions and dry performances drive... Read more »| 20 Nov 2014